Archives - 02 January 2012, Monday

Clementi is the worst place to start from when going downtown, as I recall from a news story a month or two ago. Tampines also figured in the hellish-commute stakes. A figure of 20 minutes was mentioned, increasing to a little over 30 minutes at peak hour, if my recollection’s any goo...

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; everyone raved that the best food in France could be found there. The Bouchon is a Lyonnais version of the classic French bistro. I’ll be writing a separate post on the food that we had, to cut the long story short, I had one of my best meals in 2011, if not my life, at Café des Féd...

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Many online forms in Singapore websites are too complicated. They ask for more than 10 fields of information (most of which are irrelevant) and produce so little space to enter the question. A good online form just ask for the essential information. Here is an example of a good online...

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Focus on technology, HIV/AIDS Awareness, Dementia and supporting several other social causes. Write mostly about the independent Arts scene in Singapore as well as the general works as organized by the various government bodies. Has a fascination with photography and indulge in a litt...

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yet another new year D: time is passing by so quickly, i feel like i don't even have time to catch up! :( and this year i'm hitting the dreaded quarter century age..... i don't even want to think about it. on the other hand, life has been treating me well, and every year has been brin...

A Fashionist​a’s Confession > Amy, 24 (1.53m, UK6) Loose Fit Cape Top Forest Green I am in love with Forest Green lately so I knew I had to get this top! It’s made of lycra and awesome for casual days or feel fat days so it’s another great buy for the price paid! It’s surely going to ...

Many people do not realize that it is a crime to hack into another person's account or to impersonate another person (i.e. identity theft) through the internet. In the absence of specific legislation, the legal practice in Singapore follow the UK. Read this report about the action tak...

Hi everyone! Hope that your first day of 2012 has been going great. Normally I’d spend New Year’s eve sleeping in bed and then waking up to a new year. Yes, I’m very dull. But of course this time round , for the first time since we’re not in Singapore, we did things a little different...

A Singapore composer offered to create some music clips for my mobile apps. She quote a price of $750 for the music clips for one app (and it is restricted to only that app), and said that it will be for my exclusive use. This was too costly for me - and I do not need exclusive rights...

My Singaporean friend who travels to Hong Kong regularly in his regional marketing job, told me that he has stopped buying electrical products in Singapore as he could get them at least 20% cheaper in Hong Kong including controlled products like iPad and iPhone. I asked him to send me...

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I do not know how to stop the wanton waste. It would be nice to have a government sponsored website where the public can register their request to stop the unwanted mail. Let us do our part to save the environment. I hope that the IDA will take up this suggestion.

Why the need to help first timers buy a HDB flat? Why the need to help newly weds to buy their first flat? What is the problem? Why is housing such a complex problem? When the big fire flattened Bukit Ho Swee, it was a serious problem. Thousands of families were homeless. That was com...

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With the wet season almost over, some birds has started their breeding preparation!! This Black-Naped Oriole(Oriolus chinensis ) is certainly one of them. I saw this oriole keep going back to the same branch a few times. Not that there are insects nor fruiting on that tree but to stea...

Early this morning, the new boardwalk along Berlayar Creek was opened! Starting from the Labrador MRT station, the boardwalk leads along the mangroves of the Creek towards the sea. The boardwalk was built by URA and the opening organised by them with a large contingent from the local ...

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The people in China are prepared to show a strong protest against investment scams, according to this report. http://www.todayonline.com/World/EDC120103-0000055/Investment-scams-push-Chinese-to-rally This type of cheating activity is happening in many places. The authority should act ...

I retired from NTUC Income on 28 February 2007, after heading this cooperative for 30 years. I now run a consultancy company. See www.tankinlian.com. I write this blog to give my views on insurance, investment and financial planning for the benefit of consumers. You can contact me at ...

Coming to you.....4th Jan 2012 Wed at 830pm sharp! [Jan. 3rd, 2012|12:12 am ] *No 14th Facebook Promo !* "LIKE" and "SHARE" this launch album HERE at Facebook and you might be one of THREE l ucky girls to walk away with $25 KRISTINE'S CREDITS FOR YOUR NEXT PURCHASE! How to win? 1. Sim...

Make muscle pain a memory with ginger: When Danish researchers asked achy people to jazz up their diets with ginger, it eased muscle and joint pain, swelling and stiffness for up to 63 percent of them within two months. Experts credit ginger's potent compounds called gingerols, which ...

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Corresponding to her flying career, the cake depicts the scenery of London, a stewardess on top of a plane holding on to a pink Chanel 2.55! How cute~ I didn’t go for the typical boring princessy cake, because I thought it’s cool that the cake represents herself :)

The opposition MPs are trying to make an impact in Parliament by making recommendations on what could and should be done. The intention is good, but the approach is flawed from the word go. How could they think that they can teach the ruling party how to do their job? How could they t...

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2 January 2012, Singapore – Singapore has a new exclusive dining privilege programme that allows members to enjoy up to 50% discounts at a wide range of dining and bar establishments in Singapore. Just in time to herald a new year, the Palate programme aims to provide food lovers a li...

Dear Steven, thanks for your questions. From the AVA website, "Under the Wild Animals and Birds Act, it is an offence for any person to kill, take or keep any wild animal or bird, other than those specified in the Schedule such as mynas, pigeons and crows, without a license." And Fish...

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Welcome to Leonny's Our Everyday Things site! You're most welcome to add me on Facebook, Twitter AND subscribe to my RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! =) Here’s a little something I did during our recent trip to Jakarta. I painted on canvas =) This was what happened. I was checking out ...

Ladies and Gentlemen, The following is an Email I received last month from a serving soldier, US Army Afghanistan. It is both tragic and ironic that a young man such as this, from no fault of his own, a model citizen anywhere in the world, serving his country USA proudly in time of wa...

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In any other country that has laws, government ministers like anyone else may get a pension if anything upon retirement, and it is not supposed to be $3.7 million a year at any rate. In Singapore, it is not just a case of the government's open corruption in siphoning off state funds, ...

I always love the start of a new year. New beginnings and plenty of hope for the days ahead. One can always hope and dream at the start.. This year, we kicked off our new year in a very unusual way. We partied . Yeap, we attended a New Year’s Eve party. Drank way too much. Saw firewor...

“With 10 destinations in Asia and more than 60 direct connections with the rest of Europe, for many Design Capital visitors their initial flight to Helsinki with Finnair will be their first experience of Finnish design,” says Jarkko Konttinen, Finnair’s Vice President of Brand & Marke...